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Are there any small, schooling fish that can survive in a cichlid tank? I have a variety of fish in there that all seem to work together fine. (Cichlids, gouramis, clown loaches, rainbowfish, etc.) I had a large school of tiger barbs, but they disappeared one by one til they were gone. Is there...

I'm about to cycle a 70g tank using tiger barbs. How many should I use?

I'm upgrading to a 70 or 75 gallon freshwater tank soon. My current tank is 30g. Does anybody have any fish recommendations that wouldn't have been an option in the 30g? So far, I'm planning on clown loaches, kissing and blue gouramis, a frontosa cichlid, and maybe a school of tiger barbs. Sent...

I have an innovative marine nuvo 8. The stock pump maxes out at 92gph. It's been fine so far, but it seems a little weak and it might even be slowing down a little. Any suggestions on a good upgrade pump? A lotta people recommend the cobalt mj900, but that's 230gph. Is that too much flow? What...

I'm getting a 75 gallon tank soon and I want something a little more decorative than a bubble wall. I have one of those little hydor volcanoes in my 30g tank, but it's too small for the new one. So my question is does anyone know of a larger air ornament, or have any other ideas? Thanks! Sent...

I have a 30 gallon freshwater tank and I'm thinking about switching over to live plants soon, but my current light won't support live plant growth, so I need a new light. The tank is 30 inches long. I want to find a LED light that includes moonlight and allows me to control both with separate...

My friend is new to keeping fish and she set up a new 10 gallon tank with 3 goldfish in December. I'm pretty sure she didn't cycle the tank properly, but anyway, one of the fish has started turning black and looks terrible. (I attached a pic.) I'm not a goldfish guy, but I thought it might be...

I'm a freshwater guy thinking of breaking into saltwater in a really small way. I'm thinking about a small tank, about 5 gallons. Something I can put on my desk. I just don't know anything about saltwater fish. Are there many that could thrive in a 5g tank, or do they all require more space? If...

I have 2 freshwater tanks. A 30g and a 10g. I'll be going out of town for about 5 days. What's the best way to feed them while I'm gone? Is an automatic feeder necessary? Or is there a dissolving or gel type food that you'd recommend?

Alright, I've had a few small fish die recently for no apparent reason. Upon closer inspection, I saw little white dots on some of my fish, so I'm pretty sure I have ich. This is my first experience with it. What's the best way to cure it? I've heard of raising the temperature and adding salt...

I just bought 2 boesemani rainbows 2 days ago and put them in my 10 gallon tank, which is populated with brilliant rasboras and celestial pearl danios. At least 1 of the rainbows is a male. The other 1 is pretty colorful too, but not as much as the 1st, and I don't know enough about them to...

I have a 10 gallon freshwater peaceful community tank. I have small fish in there like brilliant rasboras and celestial pearl danios. I'm looking for a centerpiece fish. Something big or colorful or interesting. I had a neon blue dwarf gourami in there before and he worked out great. Any ideas?

I hadn't seen my upside down catfish for a few days. He's usually stuck to the side of the heater all day, but he wasn't there or anywhere I could see. I figured he had hidden and died somewhere, so I started picking up decorations trying to find him. I eventually found him inside a hollow fake...

I just bought an upside down catfish today. I've never had one before, so I don't know how they're supposed to act. He's been swimming around the tank constantly, mostly around the edges, with no breaks since I put him in. Is this normal?

I noticed I have some algae growing on my decor recently, so I went to the store to get a couple oto cats. The guy at the store told me to get a clown pleco instead. He said it would eat more algae because it's bigger. Was he right? Is the pleco gonna clean my decor and fake plants?

How long does it take celestial pearl danios to become full grown?

About half of the fish in my aquarium run and hide whenever they see me near the tank. I have to back away from the tank and wait there a while to see them behaving normally. I have the feeling that it's because I do a water change every weekend. Like maybe they think I'm always messing with...

Both tanks are already stocked. Just wondering if there's room for more. 10g: 1 yo-yo loach 1 neon blue dwarf gourami 5 brilliant rasboras I'm wanting to add a school of 6 celestial pearl danios to the 10g. I'm thinking that'll be fine since they're so small, but idk. 30g: 1 neon blue dwarf...

I have a 30g community tank with lots of different kinds of fish in it, including a guppy and a zebra danio that both look like they could be close to spawning. If they're left to just do their thing without a breeding box or a separate tank, what are the chances that any of the eggs will survive?

Does anyone have a fluval c-series power filter? I have a question about how they work.

My neon blue dwarf gourami started occasionally bothering my silver dollars, so I got another smaller neon blue dwarf gourami to try to stop the bullying. Now the first gourami chases the new guy CONSTANTLY. If he's not hiding, he's getting chased. So pretty much, my solution only created a...

I'm fairly new to this, but I'm cycling a 30g tank. I used Caribsea instant aquarium substrate. It comes wet, packaged with live bacteria. You can supposedly add all your fish in 20 minutes, but I decided to just add a few and cycle first. There are currently 2 zebra danios and 2 neon blue dwarf...

I have an established 10g freshwater tank that I'd like to turn into a saltwater thank. I've never done anything with saltwater, so I'm pretty much clueless as to how to go about it. Do I just add salt and that's it? Will my current gravel and plastic plants work, or do I need to start an actual...